Odell

Last seen for girls in 2017 at #15,902 · #4,396 for boys in 2025, 23 births
Given to boys 78.2% of the time

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Peak · boys
1906 · 48 births
Debut · boys
8 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
14,883
since 1883

Odell over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #472, 1910peak #293, 1906girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#4,39623
2024—#4,57122
2023—#4,22025
2022—#4,70121
2021—#3,58231
2020—#3,49731
2019—#3,89927
2018—#3,24035
2017#15,9025#2,84042
2016—#3,59630
2015—#4,40722
2014—#4,53821
2013—#4,98118
2012—#5,72015
2011—#5,94514
2010—#6,03614
2009—#6,43613
2008—#4,26723
2007—#4,37522
2006—#4,10523
2005—#4,82417
2004—#4,42119
2003—#4,27619
2002—#3,67023
2001—#3,97420
2000—#4,06619
1999—#2,93928
1998—#3,01726
1997—#2,90326
1996—#2,38033
1995—#2,44431
1994—#2,08239
1993—#2,05039
1992—#1,82045
1991—#1,58953
1990—#1,66249
1989—#1,70545
1988—#1,73140
1987—#1,63642
1986—#1,53543
1985—#1,38949
1984—#1,44444
1983—#1,16660
1982—#1,16462
1981—#1,17761
1980—#1,18759
1979—#1,19358
1978—#1,17757
1977—#1,11361
1976—#1,12357
1975—#1,06561
1974—#1,04562
1973#6,6667#86085
1972—#83792
1971#6,6197#84892
1970—#806101
1969#7,4715#85680
1968—#720109
1967#4,9828#78686
1966—#81280
1965—#78689
1964#5,0088#737109
1963#2,61922#79990
1962#3,29315#721113
1961#5,3097#692122
1960#4,7738#657141
1959#3,43613#660135
1958#2,86217#603162
1957#3,30913#590169
1956#3,04815#607156
1955#2,83916#535189
1954#2,29522#551175
1953#1,75832#499196
1952#1,82030#499200
1951#1,96825#489193
1950#2,12121#477194
1949#1,56435#448221
1948#1,77828#446222
1947#1,86327#444226
1946#1,55932#435210
1945#1,45031#418205
1944#1,18844#433198
1943#1,66426#416221
1942#1,27839#427205
1941#1,27136#416197
1940#1,24235#397208
1939#1,10242#386213
1938#1,26833#363235
1937#1,01848#379213
1936#1,00347#368218
1935#80571#349250
1934#90557#342256
1933#82665#347242
1932#73484#317300
1931#75079#333265
1930#69598#344267
1929#691103#324292
1928#72495#345274
1927#678114#330300
1926#644125#367252
1925#599146#322313
1924#628143#354281
1923#590150#338296
1922#550167#296367
1921#542171#326324
1920#575156#313336
1919#562151#318305
1918#616132#368253
1917#548150#345259
1916#522158#349237
1915#582125#347237
1914#505122#348180
1913#55186#363131
1912#55079#367112
1911#53162#30876
1910#47272#32657
1909#52252#33049
1908#55745#30352
1907#54544#35938
1906#52843#29348
1905#62032#38430
1904#64029#34434
1903#93114#35330
1902#79719#36030
1901#82916#43319
1900#65629#41929
1899#1,03410#58312
1898#1,00912#70110
1897#98211#58413
1896#90313—
1895#1,5925#8727
1894—#8577
1893——
1892#95810#9566
1891——
1890—#6679
1889#1,0257#7897
1888—#8157
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1884—#7647
1883—#6778
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First appearance
1883

The first year at least five boys were named Odell! It came in at #677, and was given to 8 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1885–1887, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.

Where Odell is popular in 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedMNIllinois: #404 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 7,383 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #557 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 17,661 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedCAUtah: #152 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 723 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedMOKentucky: #324 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,879 boysKYWest Virginia: #267 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,203 boysWVVirginia: #350 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,884 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedKSArkansas: #163 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 905 boysARTennessee: #215 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,737 boysTNNorth Carolina: #104 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 578 boysNCSouth Carolina: #98 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 550 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #177 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,043 boysOKLouisiana: #405 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,871 boysLAMississippi: #151 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 909 boysMSAlabama: #220 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,662 boysALGeorgia: #221 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,772 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Odell, so not publishedHITexas: #280 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,728 boysTXFlorida: #188 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,200 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Carolina#98 · 1 in 550
  2. North Carolina#104 · 1 in 578
  3. Mississippi#151 · 1 in 909
  4. Utah#152 · 1 in 723
  5. Arkansas#163 · 1 in 905

Best ever in a state: #76 in South Carolina, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Carolina#98351 in 550
North Carolina#104591 in 578
Mississippi#151211 in 909
Utah#15271 in 723
Arkansas#163201 in 905
Oklahoma#177221 in 1,043
Florida#188111 in 1,200
Tennessee#215141 in 1,737
Alabama#220161 in 1,662
Georgia#221161 in 1,772
West Virginia#26781 in 2,203
Texas#280321 in 1,728
Kentucky#32491 in 2,879
Virginia#35061 in 3,884
Illinois#40481 in 7,383
Louisiana#40551 in 3,871
Pennsylvania#55751 in 17,661
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Odell
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 175 spots since 2024 (#4,571 → #4,396)
  • 899 spots since 2020 (#3,497 → #4,396)
  • 11 spots since 2015 (#4,407 → #4,396)
  • Biggest jump: 164 spots in 1900 (#583 → #419)
  • Biggest drop: 185 spots in 1974 (#860 → #1,045)
Rise & fade · boys
23 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1883
  • Peaked 1906 at #293 (48 births)
  • Births halved by 2000, 94 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 85 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1897–1973
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,774
  • Highest: 1 in 2,774 boys born in 1906 were named Odell (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 74,264 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 20.4% of all boys named Odell (3,035) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1911
  • Mostly girls until 1910, mostly boys since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s29#677 (1883)#761
1890s64#583 (1899)#746
1900s359#293 (1906)#358
1910s1,847#308 (1911)#344
1920s3,035#296 (1922)#332
1930s2,459#317 (1932)#353
1940s2,113#397 (1940)#428
1950s1,769#477 (1950)#551
1960s1,019#657 (1960)#757
1970s726#806 (1970)#1,007
1980s505#1,164 (1982)#1,413
1990s369#1,589 (1991)#2,289
2000s198#3,670 (2002)#4,441
2010s238#2,840 (2017)#4,520
2020s153#3,497 (2020)#4,161

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Odell in 1925

girls
#599
146 births · 1 in 8,338 girls
boys
#322
313 births · 1 in 3,565 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #599Odell146

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #322Odell313
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 8,338 of them was named Odell, which outranked 89.6% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Odell
  1. #593Lona148
  2. #593Terry148
  3. #598Belva147
  4. #599Odell146
  5. #599Dovie146
  6. #599Filomena146
  7. #602Carolina145
  8. #602Jeane145
  9. #602Mayme145

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 3,565 of them was named Odell, which outranked 93.4% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Odell
  1. #319Timothy319
  2. #320Rocco316
  3. #320Vito316
  4. #322Odell313
  5. #322Emanuel313
  6. #322Ollie313
  7. #325Marcus312
  8. #326Clair310
  9. #327Claud309

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1925 →